The Personal Ensign
60th Running on Friday, August 24, 2007
Fillies & Mares 3-years-old & Up   $400,000   1 1/4 Miles  Grade:I 		Stakes Nominations
Past Performances
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2007 Miss Shop (4) 118 02:03.48 Hobeau Farm H. Allen Jerkens Javier Castellano 240,000
2006 Fleet Indian (5) 118 2:03.87 Paul Saylor Todd Pletcher Jose Santos 240,000
2005 Shadow Cast (4) 118 02:02.1 William S. Farish, Jr. Neil J. Howard Robby Albarado 240,000
2004 Storm Flag Flying (4) 116 2:03 3/5 Ogden Mills Phipps, et. al. Claude McGaughey III John Velazquez 240,000
2003 Passing Shot (4) 114 2:03 1/5 Joseph V. Shields Jr. H. Allen Jerkens Jose Santos 240,000
2002 Summer Colony (4) 120 2:03 Edward P. Evans Mark Hennig John Velazquez 240,000
2001 Pompeii (4) 117 2:04 3/5 Robert Clay John Kimmel Richard Migliore 240,000
2000 Beautiful Pleasure (5) 124 2:03 3/5 John C. Oxley John T. Ward Jr. Jorge Chavez 240000
1999 Beautiful Pleasure (4) 113 2:02 2/5 John C. Oxley John T. Ward Jr. Jorge Chavez 240000
1998 Tomisue's Delight (4) 115 2:04 Stephen C. Hilbert Neil J. Howard Pat Day 240000
1997 Clear Mandate (5) 115 2:03 3/5 G. Watts Humphrey George Arnold II Mike Smith 210000
1996 Urbane (4) 119 2:03 JanMacESamantha Siegel R andy Bradshaw Alex Solis 180000
1995 Heavenly Prize (4) 122 2:04 Ogden Phipps Claude R. McGaughey Pat Day 120000
1994 Link River (4) 114 1:50 2/5 Mohammed Al maktoum William I Mott Julie Krone 120000
1993 You'd Be Surprised (4) 115 1:48 2/5 Rokeby Stable MacK. Miller Jerry Bailey 90000
1992 Quick Mischief(6) 113 1:47 4/5 Greg G. Mordas Charles Carlesimo Jr. Craig Perret 120000
1991 Fit to Scout (4) 11 1:50 1/5 Robert M. Snell Jack C. Van Berg Chris Antley 120000
1990 Personal Business (4 111 1:51 1/5 Ogden Phipps Claude R. McGaughey Chris Antley 70200
1989 Colonial Waters (4) 116 1:50 Buckland Farm Ross Pearce Angel Cordero Jr. 67080
1988 Rose's Cantina (4) lll l:49 4/5 Carl Icahn Leroy Jolley Jose Santos 67080
1987 Coup De Fusil (5) 116 1:49 1/5 Tartan Stable Jan Nerud Angel Cordero Jr. 83700
1986 Shocker T. (4) 124 1:50 Thomasina Caporella George Gianos Gene St. Leon 66840
1985 Lady On The Run (3) 115 1:52 Peter Montemarano Bruce Levine Angel Cordero Jr. 51210
1984 Solar Halo (3) 110 1:49 1/5 James F. Edwards Elliott Burch Robbie Davis 53640
1983 Chieftain's Command (4 )117 1:51 3/5 Theodore Sabarese John Parisella Angel Cordero Jr. 34440
1982 Number (3) 114 1:51 2/5 Claiborne Farms Woody Stephens Eddie Maple 32340
1981 Tina Tina Too (3) 114 1:51 Albert Fried Jr. Richard T. DeStasio Don MacBeth 33060
1980 Relaxing (4) 118 1:49 1/5 Ogden Phipps Angel Penna Jorge Velasquez 33540
1979 Catherine's Bet (4) ll3 l:50 l/5 Adele Rand James P. Conway Daryl Montoya 32340
1978 Mrs. Warren (4) ll3 l:5l 2/5 Newstead Farm Woody Stephens Jorge Velasquez 32l90
1977 Water Malone (3) l2l l:50 2/5 Mrs. Morton Rosenthal Philip G. Johnson Jean-Luc Samyn 32280
1976 Sugar Plum Time (4) ll3 l:5l Cynthia Phipps John W. Russell Angel Cordero Jr. 326l0
1975 Lie Low (4) ll5 2:l5 l/5 Cragwood Stable MacK. Miller Jorge Velasquez 359l0
1974 Lie Low (3) ll6 l:49 Cragwood Stable MacK. Miller Jorge Velasquez 27840
1974 Twixt (5) l2l l:49 4/5 Mrs. John M. Franklin Katharine Voss William J. Passmore 28290
1973 Aglimmer (4) ll5 l:49 2/5 John A. Bell III Willard C. Freeman Michael Venezia 36l50
1972 Manta (6) ll5 l:50 Elmendorf Victor J. Nickerson Angel Cordero Jr. 27660
1972 Aladancer (4) ll4 l:50 4/5 Albert Clay Steve DiMauro Angel Cordero Jr. 27660
1971 Kittiwake (3) ll7 l:50 l/5 Mrs. Taylor Hardin Woody Stephens Heliodoro Gustines 34080
1970 Obeah (5) ll7 l:5l l/5 Christiana Stable Henry S. Clark John L. Rotz 33960
1969 Amerigo Lady (5) l2l l:50 Rokeby Stable Elliott Burch Jorge Velasquez 36790
1968 Politely (5) l3l l:49 3/5 Bohemia Stable George M. Baker Angel Cordero Jr. 37700
1967 Politely (4) l2l l:53 Bohemia Stable George M. Baker Braulio Baeza 37375
1966 Straight Deal (4) ll8 l:49 3/5 Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Hirsch Jacobs Robert Ussery 36595
1965 Sailor Princess (3) lll l:5l l/5 Harbor View Farm Burley Parke Gary Mineau 35880
1964 Steeple Jill (3) 113 1:51 4/5 George D. Widener S. Veitch J. Ruane 19305
1963 Lamb Chop (3) 126 1:49 4/5 W. Haggin Perry J. Maloney M. Ycaza 18168
1962 Pocosaba (5) 114 1:52 George H. Bostwick H. A. Jerkens W. Boland 18265
1961 Oil Royalty (3) 109 1:36 3/5 Elmendorf Farm E. Neloy H. Woodhouse 18525
1960 Clear Road (3) 111 1:36 2/5 Edward Seinfeld P. Mosconi R. York 18160
1959 Polamby (4) 116 1:50 4/5 Ned W. Brent M. Miller P. Anderson 17455
1958 Hoosier Honey (4) 111 1:45 2/5 R. R. Hunt - J. Ruane 18290
1957 Gay Life (4) 108 1:50 2/5 Morty Freedman - J. Ruane 20300
1956 Blue Banner (4) 115 1:49 2/5 Rokeby Stable - W. Boland 19400
1955 Rare Treat (3) 112 1:50 4/5 George D. Widener - R. Mikkonen 24900
1954 Parlo (3) 125 1:53 2/5 Foxcatcher Farm - T. Atkinson 24700
1953 Kiss Me Kate (5) 126 1:50 4/5 Walter M. Jeffords - D. Gorman 24350
1952 Next Move (5) 126 1:51 1/5 Alfred G. Vanderbilt - E. Guerin 22900
1951 Renew (4) 112 1:50 3/5 King Ranch - B. Green 23750
1950 Red Camelia (4) 110 1:45 2/5 Joe W. Brown - P. Milligan 20250
1949 But why Not (5) 116 1:44 4/5 King Ranch - D. Gorman 19600
1948 Carolyn A. (4) 114 1:46 4/5 Ben F. Whitaker - C. LeBlanc 19450

The PERSONAL ENSIGN is named after the undefeated filly that was owned and bred by Ogden Phipps. Personal Ensign was a remarkable undefeated 13-for-13 in her career, becoming the first major horse in over 80 years to accomplish such a feat. Her career ended with a victory in the 1988 Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs. Other stakes won by her included the Beldame (1987 and 1988), Whitney Handicap (1988), Maskette (1988), Hempstead (1988), Shuvee Handicap (1988), Rare Perfume (1987), and Frizette (1986). She was named champion older filly or mare for 1988.
The PERSONAL ENSIGN was run as the John A. Morris Handicap until 1997 and prior to that the John A. Morris was run as the Firenze Handicap until 1985. Run at Jamaica prior to l958; at Belmont Park in l975; at Aqueduct from 1960 to 1974 and from 1976 to 1985. Run at a mile and a sixteenth from l948 to l950, and in l958; at a mile in l960 and l96l; at one mile and three-eighths in l975; at one mile and an eighth from 1976 through 1994; and at one mile and a quarter from 1995 to the present. Run on the turf course from l972 to l975. Run in two divisions in l972 and l974.
The 1988 edition was originally scheduled for August 28. It was rescheduled to August 29 due to severe thunderstorms. Run for purse money only on August 29, l988.